General Office

Mainly responsible for   comprehensive coordination, consultation on decision-making, military legal   affairs, information service, supervision and inspection

Joint Staff Department

Mainly responsible for combat   planning, command and control, combat command support, studying and   formulating military strategy and requirements, combat capability assessment,   organizing and guiding joint training, construction for combat readiness, and   day-to-day combat readiness duties

Political Work Department

Mainly responsible for Party   building in the military, organization work, political education, and   military human resources management

Logistic Support
  Department

Mainly responsible for the   planning, policy making, research, standardization, inspection and   supervision of logistic support

Equipment Development Department

Mainly responsible for planning,   R&D, testing, authentication, procurement management, and information   system buildup in equipment development

Training and Administration   Department

Mainly responsible for organizing   and guiding military training, training supervision, troops administration,   and management of educational institutions

National Defense
  Mobilization Department

Mainly responsible for organizing   and guiding national defense mobilization and defense reserves development,   and commanding and managing provincial military commands

Discipline Inspection Commission

Mainly responsible for the Party’s   discipline supervision and inspection in the military

Politics and Law
  Commission

Mainly responsible for organizing   and guiding political and legal work as well as security protection

Science and Technology Commission

Mainly responsible for the   strategic management of national defense S&T, organizing and guiding   cutting-edge technological innovation, and promoting the CMI of S&T

Office for Strategic
  Planning

Mainly responsible for strategic   planning of national defense and the military, organizing the formulation of   development plans, and coordinating resource allocation

Office for Reform and   Organizational Structure

Mainly responsible for planning   and coordinating national defense and military reform, guiding and promoting   the implementation of the reforms in major areas, and the organizational   structure management of the armed forces

Office for International Military   Cooperation

Mainly responsible for   international military exchanges and cooperation, and managing and   coordinating the work of the armed forces related to foreign affairs

Audit Office

Mainly responsible for audit,   supervision as well as organizing and guiding the audit of the armed forces

Agency for Offices
  Administration

Mainly responsible for serving and   supporting the CMC’s functional organs

Amount

Percentage

(%)

Amount

Percentage

(%)

Amount

Percentage

(%)

2010

185.931

34.9

170.047

31.9

177.359

33.2

533.337

2011

206.506

34.3

189.943

31.5

206.342

34.2

602.791

2012

195.572

29.2

232.994

34.8

240.626

36.0

669.192

2013

200.231

27.0

269.971

36.4

270.860

36.6

741.062

2014

237.234

28.6

267.982

32.3

323.738

39.1

828.954

2015

281.863

31.0

261.538

28.8

365.383

40.2

908.784

2016

306.001

31.3

266.994

27.4

403.589

41.3

976.584

2017

321.052

30.8

293.350

28.1

428.835

41.1

1043.237

Sources: Data on China’s defense   expenditure submitted to the UN by the Chinese government